Finally Tactica is prehensible. At this time tomorrow I'll prepare to launch so these are the last impressions of our winter game for now:
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| Hopeless stragglers stumbling over one the the Berezina bridges on 28th November 1812. |
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| On the Eastern banks Russian guns are taking position to lay barrage on the bridge. |
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| "Fire !" |
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| A group of Polish troops taking position in the woods on the Western Banks of Berezina River. |
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| "There! The Russians are coming!" |
Well... That's it for now. I hope you like those pictures which our club fellow Bernhard took during the last weeks. They came into being on the very same board we'll bring to Tactica and show parts of Bernhard's exquisite collection. The Polish troops on the last two pictures are results of my humble work.
Supertoll! Zuerst habe ich gedacht, dass das klassische Gemaelde sind. nur dann habe ich bemerkt minis und fotos :))
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are so full of athmosphere and look so good. What have you used as snow on your boards?
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures!
ReplyDeleteExcellent photography!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
These look excellent, really get the feel of cold, have a great show
ReplyDeleteIan
Fantastic images! The shots of the Russian guns are particularly realistic and eerie.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! They look like old war paintings, I love them!
ReplyDeleteBags of atmosphere, absolutely tremendous!
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic effects and painting of figures and terrain Stefan. Would also like to hear how you did the snow terrain and misty effects in the photo's please?
ReplyDeleteHi Pat,
Deletethanks a lot. I appreciate the feedback of you master photographer very much. ;-)
The snow terrain is the gaming boards we used for our White Death 1812 games as well. The surface is made of a mixture of PVS glue, some white paint and most important corundum sand which builds the "snowy" surface.
The ice on Berezina river is made of wax wich Robert - the fellow who made the terrain - spread carefully over a blueishly painted piece of mdf board.
The mist comes from a smoke machine Bernhard borrowed to take the photos. His first idea was to use dry ice but he wasn't able to acquire some. To me the machine worked perfectly although he said that his house was rather foggy after the photo session... :-)
In case that you whish more detailed information just email me. I'll gladly forward your email to Bernhard or Robert to make contact with them.
Cheers
Stefan
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DeleteOf course it's PVA glue. ;-)
Thanks Stefan for your reply and I am glad the event went well. You even got your game on the Perry Facebook page.
DeleteThat is very clever with the smoke machine and well worth the effort as it has to be the best pictures that I have seen of a winter wargame scene.
Stefan, those are outstanding photos!
ReplyDeleteMarvellous work! Some of the photos look like paintings. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, very atmospheric!
ReplyDeleteFantastic pics...very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteFantastic, I can feel the cold and desperation in those shots. It's a peek through the veil of history.
ReplyDeleteWhat fantastic shots! I love the one on the bridge. Very impressive!
ReplyDeleteEpic work!I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is really top-notch. They DO almost look like paintings!
ReplyDeleteWell done, that man!
superbe travail , c'est magnifique , bravo !
ReplyDeleteReally great pictures.
ReplyDeleteJust as the natural environment of war or a good movie
The top image is just fantastic
Many, many thanks for your encouraging comments. I'll forward them to Bernhard who took the photos.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stefan
Wow stunning pics :)
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